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SpaceX breaks own record by landing a Falcon 9 rocket for the ninth time: video

Elon Musk's Falcon 9 delivered another 60 Starlink satellites to orbit. With this, it has sent 180 in total to join its 1,000+ strong constellation in the past two weeks alone. The launch set a record for SpaceX for its Falcon 9 rocket reusability program, since it was the ninth flight and ninth landing for this particular first-stage booster.

The launch took place on March 14 from the launch complex 39A of the Kennedy Space Center (Florida).

The launch was broadcasted live on the company's YouTube channel.

The company has already confirmed that the rocket has entered orbit and started deploying 60 new Starlink satellites.

After that, the Falcon 9 landed on the Of Course I Still Love You platform in the Atlantic Ocean.